Thursday, December 26, 2024

Dési Bouterse reported to have died

Former Suriname President Dési Bouterse is reported to have died. He was a fugitive from justice, having never served time in prison despite having been convicted of murder by a military court and sentenced to 20 years' confinement. The New York Times has this obituary. Longtime Global Military Justice Reform contributor Brig. Gen. (ret) Jan Peter Spijk wrote about the final stage of the case here.

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